MAINSTREAM MARKETING SERVICES, INC. v. F.T.C.

Nos. 03-1429, 03-6258, 03-9571, 03-9594.

358 F.3d 1228 (2004)

MAINSTREAM MARKETING SERVICES, INC., a Colorado corporation; TMG Marketing, Inc., a Colorado corporation; American Teleservices Association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellant, and Timothy J. Muris, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; Sheila F. Anthony, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Mozelle W. Thompson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Orson Swindle, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Thomas B. Leary, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; J. Howard Beales, III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, in their official capacities, Defendants. United States of America, Intervenor, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming; AARP; W.J. "Billy" Tauzi, John D. Dingell, and certain other members of the House of Representatives of the United States; ACA International; Undersigned Members of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; The Council of American Survey Research Organizations, The American Association for Public Opinion Research, The Council for Marketing and Opinion Research, Amici Curiae. U.S. Security, an Oklahoma corporation; Chartered Benefit Services, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Global Contact Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Infocision Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Direct Marketing Association, Inc., a New York non-profit association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Federal Trade Commission, Defendant-Appellant. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming; ACA International; The Council of American Survey Research Organizations, The American Association for Public Opinion Research, The Council for Marketing and Opinion Research, Amici Curiae. Mainsteam Marketing Services, Inc., A Colorado Corporation; TMG Marketing, Inc., A Colorado Corporation; American Teleservices Association, Petitioners, v. Federal Communications Commission; United States of America, Respondents. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming; ACA International; The Council of American Survey Research Organizations, The American Association for Public Opinion Research, The Council for Marketing and Opinion Research, Amici Curiae. Competitive Telecommunications Association, Petitioner, v. Federal Communications Commission; United States of America, Respondents. The Council of American Survey Research Organizations, The American Association for Public Opinion Research, The Council for Marketing and Opinion Research, Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.; Lawrence DeMille-Wagman, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellant Federal Trade Commission; Jacob M. Lewis, Associate General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C., for Respondent Federal Communications Commission; (John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, Susan L. Launer, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Laurence N. Bourne, Rodger D. Citron, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.; William E. Kovacic, General Counsel, John D. Graubert, Principal Deputy General Counsel; John F. Daly, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.; John W. Suthers, United States Attorney, Robert G. McCampbell, United States Attorney; Mark B. Stern, Appellate Litigation Counsel; Alisa B. Klein, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Civil Division, with them on the briefs).

Robert Corn-Revere, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs-Appellees and Petitioners Mainstream Marketing Services, Inc., TMG Marketing, Inc., and American Teleservices Association; Thomas F. O'Neill, III, Piper Rudnick, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs-Appellees U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services, Inc., Global Contract Services, Inc., Infocision Management Corporation, and Direct Marketing Association, Inc. (Ronald G. London, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Sean R. Gallagher, Marianne N. Hallinan, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Denver, CO; Douglas H. Green, John L. Moore, Jr., Emilio W. Cividanes, Piper Rudnick, Washington, D.C.; James Nesland, Jeffrey Smith, Cooley Godward LLP, Broomfield, CO, with them on the briefs).

Ian Heath Gershengorn, Jenner & Block, LLC, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner Competitive Telecommunications Association (Jonathan Lee, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Competitive Telecommunications Association, with him on the briefs.).

Before SEYMOUR, EBEL and HENRY, Circuit Judges.


EBEL, Circuit Judge.

The four cases consolidated in this appeal involve challenges to the national do-not-call registry, which allows individuals to register their phone numbers on a national "do-not-call list" and prohibits most commercial telemarketers from calling the numbers on that list. The primary issue in this case is whether the First Amendment prevents the government from establishing an opt-in telemarketing regulation that provides a mechanism for consumers...

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